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Tillakaratne Dilshan

Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan (born October 14, 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and member of the Sri Lankan national cricket team since November 1999. Known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan prior to his conversion from Islam to Buddhism, an aggressive right-hand batsman, he is also a capable spin bowler and his off breaks are mostly used in the one-day arena. T.M. Dilshan won the award of Twenty20 International Performance of the Year at the ICC awards 2009 for his 96 off 57 balls against West Indies in the semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England. Read more at Wikipedia


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RCB are Twenty20's chokers

...gave Bangalore a lifeline? When it mattered most, the batting line-up was guilty of choosing the rash over the reliable. Tillakaratne Dilshan swung across the line to red-hot Dale Steyn and was given lbw; Gayle made room to smash Steyn through the offside...

Deccan play spoilsport

...nine-run victory in a tense match yesterday. Steyn claimed the wickets of dangerous Chris Gayle and his opening partner Tillakaratne Dilshan and Zaheer Khan as RCB failed to chase down the target of 133 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal. The...

Chargers end RCB hopes

...but took the bottom edge on to his stumps. The South African fast bowler then picked up the wicket of Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan by getting him LBW for just four runs. Mishra gave a double blow to the visitors in the 10th over by dismissing AB...

Super-Lucky Kings

...Gayle, Tillakaratne Dilshan, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli and Zaheer Khan (he too is a batsman, apparently) could not help Royal Challengers Bangalore chase down a paltry target of 133 set by the weakest side in this league, and so the Chennai Super Kings made...

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    Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 76 to help Bangalore beat Rajasthan (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) - Published on 2012-04-24 18:30:00 by Josh Ellis Dallas Cowboys Blog

    Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 76 to help Bangalore beat Rajasthan (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

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    Tillakaratne Dilshan and AB de Villiers guided the RCB to a 46-run IPL win over the Rajasthan Royals. - Published on 2012-04-24 04:24:00 by Big Pond News

    Tillakaratne Dilshan and AB de Villiers guided the RCB to a 46-run IPL win over the Rajasthan Royals.

    Published by Big Pond News on 2012-04-24 04:24:00

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